Colombian rice rat
| Colombian rice rat | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Cricetidae |
| Subfamily: | Sigmodontinae |
| Genus: | Handleyomys |
| Species: | H. intectus |
| Binomial name | |
| Handleyomys intectus (Thomas, 1921) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oryzomys intectus Thomas, 1921 | |
The Colombian rice rat (Handleyomys intectus), also known as the white-footed Handley's mouse is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae occurring only in Colombia. It was previously included in Oryzomys, but closely resembles the dusky montane rat, and accordingly both species were placed in the new genus Handleyomys in 2002.